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Banning trophy hunting Humane Society International/Europe congratulates Britta Jaschinski on winning the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award 2024 for ‘Photojournalism of the Year’

BRUSSELS—Humane Society International/Europe congratulates photographer Britta Jaschinski on winning the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 award in the “Photojournalism” category

EU decision to reduce wolf protections ignores calls for coexistence and will undermine conservation efforts

BRUSSELS—European Union Member States have agreed by majority to support the European Commission's proposal to reduce the protection status of wolves under the Bern Convention. Humane Society

Fin whale with seagulls
Iceland’s Pirate Party launches legislative bill to ban commercial whaling

REYKJAVÍK, Iceland―Iceland’s Pirate Party―the sixth largest political party in the country with six seats in Parliament― has introduced a legislative bill aimed at banning the country’s commercial

Ilfov street dogs and cats to receive free veterinary care

BUCHAREST, Romania—Together with the animal protection organization Humane Society International/Europe, the Ilfov County Council, kicked off a community-wide program to deliver free veterinary care

Max Mara Fashion Group announces fur-free policy

MILAN—After receiving hundreds of thousands of emails from compassionate consumers around the world, thousands of phone calls, countless social media posts and even having a hot air balloon flown over

Legs that might have carried an African elephant from one watering hole to another sit on a dolly in the National Wildlife Property Repository as step stool trophies. Roughly 100 years ago, an estimated 10 million elephants roamed Africa. Now it’s a little over 415,000.
Banning trophy hunting Exhibition urges Poland to ban hunting trophy imports from endangered species

WARSAW, Poland —Humane Society International and members of the Polish Parliament are urging Poland to ban the import of hunting trophies from endangered species. This call comes alongside the

Animal protection priorities for the tenth term of the European Parliament (2024-2029)

The protection of animals is an issue close to the hearts of millions of EU citizens. This is also reflected in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which explicitly recognises that

Banning trophy hunting Former president of Botswana Ian Khama urges German government to ban the import of hunting trophies

BERLIN—In an interview published yesterday evening , former Botswana President Ian Khama called on the German government to ban the import of hunting trophies, countering a recent political push to

Environmental Crime Directive given more teeth to protect wildlife

BRUSSELS— Today, the European Parliament approved the revised Environment Crime Directive, strengthening the EU's approach to addressing environmental crime. This decision, endorsing the compromise

Working toward a Humane World

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